Ridley Scott will be directing a new Blade Runner film

Ridley Scott the original director of the cult classic Blade Runner which was released in 1982, will now be directing the a new Blade Runner film which will either be a prequel or sequel to the original Blade Runner.

“It would be a gross understatement to say that we are elated Ridley Scott will shepherd this iconic story into a new, exciting direction. -This is a once in a lifetime project for us.” [Producers Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove said in a statement]

Scott is currently shooting Prometheus, considered the origin story of his 1979 landmark film Alien with entirely new characters and a new cast, including Charlize Theron, Michael Fassbender, Noomi Rapace and Idris Elba, to be released June 2012.

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